Dear All,
On Monday Kate and I travelled to Cambridge to watch the start of
the 3rd stage of the Tour de France. There were huge crowds but a
very friendly atmosphere – much like the Olympics. We watched from Parkers
Piece where there was a large screen and a stage where all the riders had to
sign in before the start of the race. As there were 196 riders it took a long
time but the commentators somehow managed to blurb on for 2 hours and we had a
close look at all the competitors as well as film of previous satges. After a
couple from our walking group had laid on a lunch so it was a good day.
Vincenzo Nibali & Chris Froome
Vincenzo Nibali
Cyril Lemoine
I had lunch with some of the ex NIAB “wrinklies” on Tuesday. Kate
was down at Hove Tuesday/Wednesday while I had another session at Wisley. As I
was travelling alone I took Ken, May and Carol for a look round. We were
judging Crisp Lettuce and Garlic. The garlic was not especially good but we had
Colin Boswell, the national expert from the Isle of Wight, to guide us through
so it was very interesting.
Colin Boswell & Garlic trial
Herbaceous Border
On Friday evening we had a chapel guided tour of the new “Eco House”
in Willingham Road. John & Sally explained how the house evolved and the
various green features. It is an achievement but at a price - £620,000!
Eco House external
Internal
Sedum Roof
Yesterday the cricket club had an open day for juniors so we had to
prepare pitches at 7 am as it had been too wet before.
We currently have a lodger – Cathy Nel from South Africa. She is a
mature lady who has been trying to make a new start after a broken marriage in
South Africa but has found it very difficult to get a permanent job so may well
have to return to Africa.
Ben completed his 2 weeks climbing mountains in the Pyrenees ending
up in Barcelona via Andorra. It sounds like hard work but he claims to have
enjoyed it.
Love
Mike & Kate
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